Bacteria (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Bacteria

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Bacteria can effectively travel even without their propeller-like flagella — by “swashing” across moist surfaces using chemical currents, or by gliding along a built-in molecular conveyor belt.

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Graphic by Jason Drees/ASU

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